$12 shipped for a bluetooth OBDII reader

So have we found what setup works best for a plain old iPhone?

Bought a elm327 for him, only to find out that it won't work with his iPhone, and he ain't gonna go android. So my setup of torque and elm327 is a no go.

I've got an ELM 327 based Wifi doodad that works just fine with my non-jailbroken iPhone. I use Dash Commander for software. Easy.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B3K2X4M

We were trying this morning, and his iPhone wouldn't find the adapter. My Android found it in seconds. Visually the same as the one you link to.

My iphone doesn't find them Either. It's Bluetooth is jacked though I think.

Don't know about adapters, but I know torque won't work with apple either. I've been using a BAFX adapter with my android. Works great but kind of large. Don't know about apple connection on it.

Tom_Spangler wrote:

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:

Tom_Spangler wrote:

DrBoost wrote: I think one of these and an iPad mini would make for a super sweet gauge cluster in a custom dash. When you put that up agains a bevy of Autometer gauges, it's not a bad deal either.

If my E30 was an OBD2 car, I'd be seriously thinking about picking up a used 7" Galaxy Tab on eBay for less than $100 and doing just that.

From what I've read - you need a fast sample time on the adapter (OBDII spec supports up to 60Hz) to use it like that and the $12 variety are hit and miss in that regard. They might only poll once a second or something too slow for a smooth looking dash display. Mine is frustratingly not "out for delivery" so I won't be able to report on this until next week.

My el cheapo one seems to update in real-time in my truck. The boost gauge reacts as you'd expect.

Old post to reply to, but it sounds like the software only does generic mode, which is fine, but generic isn't always fast. Some imports have extremely slow data in generic.

My coworker likes to point out that the automakers have to give generic data, but they were unspecific as to how fast.

IIRC the main issue tends to be that iPhones have restrictions on what they connect to using Bluetooth - if I understand the limitations correctly, basically unless you have a BT LE OBDII adapter or it's one of the few Apple approved ones, you'll have to connect using Wifi. Android has no such restrictions.

Dusterbd13 wrote: We were trying this morning, and his iPhone wouldn't find the adapter. My Android found it in seconds. Visually the same as the one you link to.

They all look the same. But you need one with WiFi.

My ELM 327 wouldn't work with the Jag while running, only key on-engine off.

I picked up a more expensive one on Amazon prime - it works perfect and has less issues with my wife's Mazda MPV than the generic ELM 327.

Thanks for reviving this thread. I wasn't aware anything like this even existed. Fantastic tech!!

I use mine all the time. It's a great tool to have.

Good topic to read. I haven't bought an OBDII scanner like this to run torque but I've been thinking about it.

Use mine a lot. Only gripe is the connector plastic was a little weak and broke. It still works.

Thanks to the revival of this old thread I have recently purchased a BAFX unit and the torque pro app. I have only played around with it for a little bit in the driveway, but it was easy to pair up and the tach looked to be accurate. And I just discovered the trip odometer reset button widget which is awesome since that feature does not work on my cluster. Sweet. I would love to hear/see how some of you have arranged your dashboards. Screenshots anyone?